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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
May. 10, 2010
Hyun Kyung Shin, Seoul, KR;
Bong Won Lee, Seoul, KR;
Hyun Kyung Shin, Seoul, KR;
Bong Won Lee, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a portable terminal operation method and a portable terminal supporting the same that enable rapid and convenient operation of a user function in relation to a particular item on a touch screen. The method includes: outputting an area in which one or more scrollable items are arranged; appointing a particular item when a first touch event occurs, determining if a second touch event occurs on the appointed item within a range in which item scrolling does not occur; and changing at least one of a part of a color, and a shape of an image, corresponding to the appointed particular item according to the occurrence of the second touch event.